| Latin name | Curcuma aromatica Salisb. |
| Family | Zingiberaceae |
| Identified with (Skt) | āraṇyaharidrā, vanaharidrā |
| Identified with (Hin) | ban haridrā, jaṅglī haldī |
| Identified with (Tam) | kastūrimañcaḷ, kāṭṭumañcaḷ |
| Identified with (Mal) | kastūrimaññaḷ, kāṭṭumaññaḷ |
| Identified with (Eng) | Wild turmeric, Cochin turmeric |
| Botanical info | A perennial tuberous herb with annulate aromatic yellow rhizome, growing thrughout India, cultivated in Bengal and Kerala, elliptic leaves 30 - 60 cm long, pink flowers with yellow lip, fruits dehiscent, globose, three-valved capsules |
| Search occurrence | āraṇyaharidrā, vanaharidrā, in the Pandanus database of Sanskrit e-texts |
| See plant's image | Curcuma aromatica Salisb. in Google image search |
Encyclopedias &
Dictionaries | Monier-Williams: A Sanskrit-English Dictionary (p. 918)
vanaharidrā, f. wild turmeric, L.
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